| RW Essen - Bor. Dortmund | 1:1 (0:1) |
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 105:16 | 67 |
| 2 | Mönchengladbach | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 66:21 | 60 |
| 3 | Leverkusen | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 40:26 | 45 |
| 4 | VfL Bochum | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 40:19 | 43 |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 52:28 | 42 |
| 6 | Bor. Dortmund | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 46:23 | 42 |
| 7 | MSV Duisburg | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 47:44 | 36 |
| 8 | Bonner SC | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 30:56 | 24 |
| 9 | Alem. Aachen | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19:38 | 23 |
| 10 | Preußen Münster | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23:58 | 23 |
| 11 | RW Essen | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21:37 | 22 |
| 12 | Düsseldorf | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 23:41 | 22 |
| 13 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20:57 | 20 |
| 14 | SF Siegen | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 14:82 | 9 |
